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  • June 15, 2020
Bankrupt company seeks unusual way to raise capital

Wall Street analysts panned the move from Hertz to sell shares while in bankruptcy.

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  • November 23, 2018
Baby boom

Do baby boomers have an exit strategy ready to go for their business? By one count, not really.

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  • April 23, 2022
Software giant seeking to hire 500 people dangles perk: Fridays off

Avanade, a tech firm jointly owned by Accenture and Microsoft, has opened its first U.S. location and plans to hire scores of software engineers over the next three years.

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  • August 15, 2015
Trader Mac

A Tampa e-commerce business with an outsized commitment to advertising and marketing competes against industry giants Craigslist and eBay.

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  • June 10, 2024
As one manufacturer opens $15M Pasco facility, another closes

A Colorado compound pharmacy opened in Pasco County spec space days after a Dade City bottler announced it was closing.

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  • April 1, 2026
Tampa tire store franchisor rolls into new brands, buys a restaurant

RNR Tire Express has launched multi-brand franchisor company DX3 Brands and is now looking to expand Safety Harbor’s Gigglewaters ‘eatertainment’ restaurant.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • June 10, 2020
Travel marketing adapts during pandemic to keep close eye on mood of travelers

The coronavirus has made marketing travel and tourism a tricky business. Destinations and marketing agencies are having to rethink many strategies.

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  • August 3, 2020
Specialty grocer continues expansion in area with three new locations

With three new stores in the works, Sprouts Farmers Market is set to expand again in the Tampa Bay, Florida, region.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 25, 2024
Allegiant adds service to New Hampshire from SRQ

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport now offers a flight to Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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  • February 20, 2020
Foundation names four new board members

The New College Foundation is the philanthropic organization supporting New College of Florida.

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  • September 28, 2007
Count on 'em

A trio of Gulf Coast women shines through on a national list of the top financial advisers in the country.

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  • July 1, 2011
Thinking Irrationally

Could the research of one USF grad student help you increase sales?According to Burger King's latest ad campaign, the answer might just be yes.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 4, 2012
Hotel Arthrex

The founder of Arthrex says medical tourism is such big business that Collier County should build a convention center.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 18, 2015
Beyond the cave

Three entrepreneurs decided to take their man cave and make it bigger. The result: Riptide Brewing Co.

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  • October 4, 2019
Law firm convenes leadership forum

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, the city’s former police chief, recently spoke at a Community Leadership Forum sponsored by GrayRobinson law firm.

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  • April 23, 2010
Government Digest: April 23 - April 29

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • June 23, 2025
Tampa claims No. 1 spot on best cities for foreign businesses list

The city moves from No. 26 to the top spot.

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  • March 26, 2009
Government Digest

A look at state and local government

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  • September 11, 2008
Fed Followers

A Wall Street investment banker with ties to the Gulf Coast aims to be a leader in a strategy based on following.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 8, 2014
A special agent

Robert Beatty, the new dean of the Lutgert College of Business at Florida Gulf Coast University, brings unusually diverse experiences to the job.

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